Edwin Berkeley Portman (3 August 1830 – 27 April 1921) was an English barrister and

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politician. Portman was born at

Bryanston Bryanston is a village and civil parish in north Dorset, England, situated on the River Stour west of Blandford Forum. In the 2011 census the parish had a population of 925. The village is adjacent to the grounds of Bryanston School, an inde ...

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, the son of

Edward Portman, 1st Viscount Portman Edward Berkeley Portman, 1st Viscount Portman (9 July 1799 – 19 November 1888) was a British Whig politician. He was an active supporter of the Royal Agricultural Society of England from its commencement in 1838, and served as president in 1846 ...

and his wife Lady Emma Lascelles. He was educated at

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and

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. He was called to the bar at

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in 1852. In 1885 Portman was elected

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for

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. He lost the seat in 1892.

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* 1830 births 1921 deaths People educated at Rugby School Alumni of Balliol College, Oxford Liberal Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies UK MPs 1885–1886 UK MPs 1886–1892 Younger sons of viscounts {{England-Liberal-UK-MP-stub